Board of directors

Heather Pace - The Bean Tap | Vice President:

I was born and raised in Georgia. I spent many years working various jobs trying to figure out what it was that made me the happiest. At the age of 27 I packed by bags and left my family and friends behind and moved to Seattle, Wa. It was time to grow up and find a career path. In 1998 I found a little coffee company named Starbucks and immediately fell in love with the small coffee shop feel. It was all about community and family and that reminded me of back home. I spent the next 10 years managing stores across Washington and even in Maryland for a short period of time. In 2011 after missing my family more and more and that good ole Southern Hospitality I moved back home to Georgia. I spent 5 more years managing a Barnes and Noble Starbucks Cafe until I noticed I did not love it anymore. The small community and family coffee house feel had been replaced with fast paced drive thru locations everywhere. So I decided to make the leap of faith and open my own coffee shop. We opened Memorial Day weekend in 2016 and have quickly become a place where families come to enjoy good food and drinks as well as get involved with volunteering and giving back to the community. We hope to see you and your family soon!

www.thebeantap.com

Linda Gober - LDG Accounting Services | Treasurer:

I’ve spent 20 years working with various organizations from 1 person operations to companies with over 500 employees.  I pride myself on my attention to detail and dedication to seeing people succeed. I do this by providing information in a format that is easily understood and useful. Some examples of my work include:

· I successfully merged newly acquired companies into existing financial systems. This included creating new accounting procedures when the company had an increase of 45% in annual revenue.

· I completed a complete HR overhaul, which included creating job descriptions, creating employee handbook, benefits administration (including ACA regulation compliance) and 401K administration.

· I created systems from scratch that would insure inventory counts were done in an accurate and timely fashion. These systems were made scalable and I later used them during a large scale event that generated $1,000,000 in retail operations over a four-day period.

Companies that entrust their accounting needs to me can feel confident that their expectations will not only be met, they will also be exceeded. I have phenomenal accounting prowess, and in addition, I have plenty of business acumen as well. I know it’s not all about the “numbers”, although getting those right is a great first step!

www.ldgaccountingservices.com

Jim Bartow - Window Cleaning Solutions - Membership Director:

https://www.windowcleaningsolutions.net/

Freda Kalina - Virtual Properties Realty | Secretary:

Freda Kalina has been a realtor for 35 years with Virtual Properties Realty. She specializes in residential properties including lake homes,  luxury homes, first time homes and short sales!  She is the mom of 3 adult sons and 2 are also in real estate!  She lives on lake Lanier and loves selling lake property. 

770-596-8178 - www.suwaneehomesandliving.com